Marco Cimarosti wrote: > MOST Chinese dictionaries that I have seen bear a table of > chemical elements at the end. > Perhaps you would have found out earlier going in a public > library. [...} And a lot of other unneeded "clarifications" about a "misunderstanding" that had already been clarified before. Of course I must apologize to Erik and all other members for having used too many capital letters and such an improper tone. Moreover, before suggesting others to go to libraries, I should have checked whether *my* local library actually had a Chinese dictionary... _ Marco :-(